Plow-clevis



' (No Model.)

S. S. AUGHE.

PLOWOLEVIS.

Patented Jan. 27, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SILAS S. AUGHE, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

PLOW-CLEVISQ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,405, dated January 27, 1885.

Application filed September 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SILAs S.AUGHE, of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery, and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plow-Clevises; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my clevis from the front, the supplemental swivel-clevis being attached to the lower portion of the main clevis; and Fig. 2 is a like view of the same from the rear, with said'swivel-clevis pivoted upon one of the side draft wings.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

The object of my invention is to furnish in a strong, durable, and convenient form means whereby draftanimals may be readily at tached to a plow-beam at any desired point; to which end said invention consists in a plowclevis constructed from one piece, and having a vertical front end and lateral wings, each of which parts is provided with openings for the insertion of a bolt, in combination with a supplemental swivel-clevis, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter shown.

In the annexed drawings, A represents the body of my clevis, which has the usual form to adapt it to pass over the end of a plow-beam, and is secured to such beam by means of two bolts, B and O, in the usual manner. The front end of said clevis is widened from front to rear, and extended to any desired distance above and below the horizontal portions, and is provided with a series of openings, a, that pass laterally through the same, and permit of the insertion therein of the pivotal bolt D of a supplemental or draft clevis, E, which latter, by the insertion of said bolt through its ends and through the necessary opening a, may be pivoted at any desired vertical position with relation to said plow-beam.

From a suitable point upon the front portion of the clevis A, preferably near the lower end of the same, two wings, A, extend horizontally and laterally outward in opposite di rections a distance sufficient to enable each to receive a number of openings, a, that corre spond to the openings a, and permit of the insertion into either of the bolt D. Said wings correspond in transverse size and shape to the like features of the part from which they project, so that the clevis E maybe placed over and pivoted to either; but as the position of the latter when in connection with one of said wings is at a right angle to its position when connected with the front end of said main clevis A, a ring, E, is swiveled. upon the front end of said supplemental clevis E, and furnishes means for the ready attachment thereto of a single-tree or double-tree.

The construction described enables the draft to be readily adjusted so as to cause the plow to out to any desired depth or to run in land or out of land, thus combining in one device means for securing any required draft.

The side extensions or wings, together with the entire main clevis, are cast in one piece, by which means great strength and durability are secured, and the device is not liable to break or get out of order. r

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, what I claim is A plow-clevis constructed from one piece, and having avertical front end and lateral wings, each of which parts is provided with openings for the insertion of a bolt, in corn bination with a supplemental swivel-clevis, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of September, A. D. 1881.

SILAS S. AUGHE.

Witnesses:

Gno. PARROTI, J on W. KENNEDY. 

